National Research Program For Universities (Call For Proposals)

 

NRPU is a flagship Research Program of HEC for funding research grants on competitive merit for high-quality and promising scientific research projects that demonstrate strategic relevance and cast impact to the local industry and society. The program is open for contributions related to both basic and applied research. NRPU aims to stimulate scientific excellence and the advancement of knowledge by allowing researchers the freedom to formulate by themselves the research concept and method.

The NRPU grant awards will be made to the host higher education institution of the lead academic – faculty – associated with the project, and administered through the appropriate ORIC on campus. Principal Investigator should be a faculty member at higher education institution in Pakistan and encouraged to submit proposals that are collaborative in scope, with teams including junior and senior academic staff, both male and female researchers and appropriate sectoral/ industrial collaborators.  PIs are also encouraged to include students as part of the project team who have worked on the academic research underpinning the NRPU proposal.

Call for proposals for the National Research Program for Universities (2021-2022) is now open. 

Applications can be submitted through online portal research.hec.gov.pk after 01.04.2021. Last date for submission of Full Project Proposal (FPP) is 30.04.2021 (11.59 PM Pakistan Standard Time).

 

For Further details, please visit NRPU Webpage.

 

 

 

Kamyab Jawan Startup Pakistan Registration

Free training opportunities for student through Kamyab Jawan startup Pakistan

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Mevlana Student Mobility

The Mevlana student exchange program applications for the academic year 2020/2021 have started. Applications can be made until 11th of March 2020. Please find attached the Mobility Form for student, Student Application form and the student information form. The results will be announced on 18th of March 2020.

Please find below details for the staff mobility and for further details please visit the webpage

: https://mevlana.yok.gov.tr/en/general-information

Application conditions

·  Academic cumulative average requirement for undergraduate / graduate students is 2,50/4,00 (Students currently enrolled in 3rd to 7th semester can apply)

·  Academic cumulative average requirement for MS / PhD students is 3,00/4,00 (students enrolled in 2nd Semester and onwards can apply)

·  Foreign language exam minimum passing score is 60

·  The evaluation criteria and weighted scores to be used in evaluating the 2020/2021 academic year applications are as follows:

             Academic success level: 50%

             Language level: 50%

Required documents for application: Transcript, Language Score Document, Student Application Form

POLITE NOTICE

All students and encourage them to avail this opportunity. All application shall be submitted through relevant Department, duly endorsed by the Head of Department, to ORIC on or before Wednesday, March 11th, 2020. The same will be further submitted to the relevant offices.

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Circular From ORIC "Regarding Processing Time and Routes of Files"

AWKUM Established MOU With PIEAS For Student Internship And Research Facilitation

Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan established MoU with Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS). Prof. Dr. Aurangzeb Khan,Dean Faculty of Physical and Numerical Sciences, AWKUM and  Prof. Dr. Naseem Irfan, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, PIEAS signed the MoU.

This MoU was made possible due to sincere efforts of Dr. Gul Rooh, Associate Professor, Department of Physics. Dr. Ejaz Ahmad, Chairman Department of Physics and Dr. Hazir Rahman, Director ORIC AWKUM were also present. Both the HEI's reiterated the importance of research and stressed that excellence in research may be achieved by sharing knowledge and expertise in the greater interest of the masses. The mutual collaboration will be helpful for searching student’s placement and internship opportunities, and joint research resources utilization for the future augmentation of R &D activities.

One Day Hands on Training Workshop Was Conducted By The CVS in Collaboration With ORIC

One day hands on training workshop was conducted by the College of Veterinary Sciences in collaboration with ORIC, AWKUM and Pakistan Biological Safety Association (PBSA). Dean Faculty of Chemical and Life Sciences Prof. Dr. Sultan Ayaz was the chief guest and Dr. Tahir Usman was the chief organizer cum stage secretary of the workshop. President PBSA, KP chapter Dr. Javed Muhammad and Associate Professor Dr. Muhammad Qasim were the resource persons, whereas, Dr. Anwer Hussain (Department of Botany) and Dr. Abdul Sajid (Principal), Dr. Irfan Khattak and Dr. Mian Muhammad Salman from the College of Veterinary Sciences were speakers in the event. Dr. Sadaf Niaz, Chairperson Department of Zooology, many faculty members and huge number of students participated in the workshop with much energy and enthusiasm. 

The speakers and resource persons delivered lectures and demonstrated practices related to biosafety, biosecurity and waste management. They put emphasis on to keep yourself, your co-workers and your environment free of potential risks while working in life sciences laboratories.

At the end of the workshop, Chief Organizer Dr. Tahir Usman and Principal (CVS&AH) thanked the guests and participants and distributed shields and certificates in the organizers, speakers and participants.  

AWKUM Signed MoU with The Smart School

AWKUM, through ORIC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Smart School.

This MoU will benefit the children of AWKUM's employees by being eligible to discounts in registration fee (50%), admission fee (50%), Security fee (50%), Annual fee (50%) and tuition fees first child (20%), 2nd child (25%) and 3rd child (25%).

5th International Multidisciplinary Research Conference

"5th International Multidisciplinary Research Conference-2019 on the theme “Global Prosperity through Research & Sustainable Development” was held at Peshawar on October 29-31, 2019. The conference was jointly organized by Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Abdul Wali Khan University, Sarhad University, and University of Malakand.

Renowned international key note speakers from USA, Brazil, Turkey, Egypt, and national speakers from all over the country shared the scientific ideas and recent advances with the audience.

The conference was very productive for the interaction of Multidisciplinary Scientists to strengthen the efforts to achieve SDGs.

Dr. Hazir Rahman (Director ORIC, and Dr. Adil Hussain (Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture) were conference organizers from AWKUM.

The 6th conference will be hosted by ORIC, AWKUM at Mardan in October 2020."

Pakistan Science Foundation Proposal Call: Deadline 15 August 2019

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PMU HED KP Research Proposal Call: Deadline 25 August 2019

To improve the capacity building and research infrastructure at AWKUM, its a very good opportunity to avail. The last date is 25 August 2019.

The ORIC will cover postal and printing expenses. A prompt administrative support will be provided during submission process by the ORIC.

One Day Training Workshop on "Research Projects: Procurement & Auditing Challenges"

Call For Proposal By Directorate of Science and Technology (DoST) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Talk About "Novel Genes Identification in Neurodevelopment Disorders"

Due to some reasons, the talk is scheduled on 19th April, Friday instead of 18th April.

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One Day Training Workshop On Research, Innovation And Commercialization

1st International Conference on "Social Cohesion And Familial Life (SCFL)"

Awardees of Projects under National Research Programme for Universities (2017-18)

S.No	Project No	Project Title	PI Name	Decision
1	10170	High Performance Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells: Fabrication, Study And Its Potential Applications For Energy Harvesting	Muhammad Tahir	Accepted
2	10173	The Development Of A Multi-Competent Cocktail Anti Tick Vaccine	Abid Ali	Accepted
3	10227	Phytochemical And Pharmacological Investigation Of Genetic Variants Of Mirabilis Jalapa	Salimullah Khan	Accepted
4	10261	Novel Formulation Development And Evaluation Of A Class-Ii Drug (Voriconazole) With Enhanced Drug Solubility & Dissolution Rate And Conductance Of Clinical Trials For Its Bioequivalence Studies	Yasar Shah	Accepted
5	10569	Production Of Cost-Effective Nutraceuticals From Cress Polysaccharides Through One Step Microbial Digestion.	Ayaz Ahmad	Accepted
6	10590	Epidemiology Of Parasitic Zoonosis In Human, Canine And Feline Population	Irfan Khattak	Accepted
7	10603	Synthesis And Physical Characterization Of Metal Oxide Nanostructures Towards Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Solar Cells Applications	Said Karim Shah	Accepted
8	10701	Fuzzy Mathematical Modelling For Decision Support Systems And Smart Grade Systems	Saleem Abdullah	Accepted
9	7019	Synthesis And Application Of Magnetically Recoverable Biochar Composite (Mrbc) For Enhanced Arsenic Removal From Drinking Water In Decentralized Sustainable Treatment System	Shams Ali Baig	Accepted
10	7438	The Genome-Wide Transcriptome Guided Metabolomics Inferences Of Local Medicinal Plants Harboring Anti-Hcv Potential	Asifullah Khan	Accepted
11	8456	Seroprevalence And Factors Associated With Risks Of Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (Cchf) In Human And Livestock Populations In 2 Districts Malakand And Mardan In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.	Abdul Sajid	Accepted
12	8585	Processing And Characterisation Of Piezoelectric Materials For Energy Harvesting	Amir Khesro	Accepted
13	8633	Development Of A Phage-Cocktail For Treatment Of Bovine Mastitis: Alternative Therapy To Overcome Antimicrobial Resistance	Sadeeq Ur Rahman	Accepted
14	8830	Development Of Sustainability Assessment Checklist For Managing Community Water, Sanitation And Hygiene (Wash) Services In Pakistan: Bridging The Gaps Between Research, Policy And Action	Shams Ali Baig	Accepted
15	8846	Development Of A Label-Free Electrochemical Immunosensor For The Detection Of Viral Hepatitis Antigen Hbsag	Gul Shahzada Khan	Accepted
16	8862	Development Of Rare Earth Doped Glasses For The White Light Emission	Gul Rooh	Accepted
17	9187	Multi Drug Reistance Atp-Binding Cassette Efflux Transporters Abcb1 And Abcg2 As Drug Target	Zahida Parveen	Accepted
18	9748	Investigating The Effects Of Standards On Firms’ Participation In International Markets And Their Exports Of Fruits In Pakistan	Zahoor Ul-Haq	Accepted
19	9868	Crispr-Cas9 Based Genome Engineering Of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae For The Production Of Biochemicals With Special Emphasis On Biofuels Using Locally Produced Sugar Cane Molasses As A Carbon And Energy Source.	Zia-Ul Islam	Accepted
20	9890	Enhancing Salt And Drought Stress Tolerance In Sugarcane (Saccharum Officinarum) Through Genetic Transformation	Muhammad Arif	Accepted
21	9891	Removal Of Arsenic (As) From Drinking Water Using Fe3o4@Mil-100 (Fe) Core-Shells	Fazle Subhan	Accepted